[GRASS-user] copying mouse location to clipboard in gis.m

[Maciej Sieczka]

pete davidson pisze:
> Hi all
> 
> In gis.m, as you mouse over a map, the current easting and northing
> is displayed in the lower right hand corner of the map window.  This
> makes it easy to, for example, find the coordinates of an
> intersection on a street map by simply moving the cursor over the
> intersection and writing down the coordinates.
> 
> My problem is, is there any way to copy those coordinates to the
> clipboard with a keystroke command so they can be pasted somewhere
> else, rather than having to write them down by hand?  I've tried the
> usual ctrl-c / ctrl-x kind of things with the Pointer, Query, and
> Measure tools selected, but nothing I try seems to put anything on
> the clipboard.
> 
> Does anyone know the answer to this one (or is there another way to
> do this using v.digit or something similar?)
> 
> Here's a link to a screenshot with the coordinate box highlighted in
> case I haven't been clear:
> 
> https://php10.ucsf.edu/ufostudy/transfer/screenshot.html

Query the map - the coordinates of where you clicked are in the gis.m
output window then, even if no object was found. Copy & paste from there.

Maciek

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